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David Selby will play Abraham Lincoln in James Still's The Heavens Are Hung in Black, to play February 3-March 8 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The production, which opens officially on February 8, will be directed by Stephen Rayne.

The show focuses on Lincoln's tenure in the five months between the death of his young son, Willie, and the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. During this time, he is visited in dreams by Jefferson Davis, Dred Scott, and Uncle Tom.

The cast will also include Norman Aronovic, Steven Carpenter, Jonathan Fielding, Michael Goodwin, Edward James Hyland, Beth Hylton, Michael Kramer, Robin Moseley, Hugh Nees, David Emerson Toney, Chaney Tullos, Jonathan Watkins, Scott Westerman, James Chatham, Benjamin Cook and Benjamin Schiffbauer. The creative team includes Takeshi Kata (sets), Wade Laboissonniere (costumes), Pat Collins (lighting), and Ryan Rumery (sound and original music).

Selby's stage credits include The Heiress and Eccentricities of a Nightingale, and his film and television credits include Up the Sandbox, Dying Young, Falcon Crest, and Tell Me That You Love Me.

For tickets and information, call 800-899-2367 or visit www.Fords.org.